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PartyPorpoise t1_isanaib wrote

Reply to comment by kellymar in Accepted (2021) - A school in Louisiana is celebrated for putting traditionally underserved students into Ivy League colleges, but an investigation uncovers its charismatic founder's controversial methods (CC) [01:22:56] by thesecondfire

Grade inflation is a common problem in American public schools. The academic standards are so low that any reasonably intelligent student can get a good grade without much effort. A lot of kids pass without doing much work at all.

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Marchesa-LuisaCasati t1_isohon0 wrote

My sister is a high school math teacher and she said they're specifically told they aren't permitted to fail more than 10% of their class in any given semester. She said she hands out A's to students who honestly try regardless of whether they succeed in math. She's been "counseled" at work for "giving" out too many D's....she had the point out the kids were all actually failing.

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PartyPorpoise t1_isp5czv wrote

I did some substitute teaching and at some high schools, many of the kids can barely read or write. Yet they’re still encouraged to go to college.

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